Core 2 Duo T5250 vs Core i5-750

Place in the ranking	2106	3059
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.20	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core i5 (Desktop)	Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	1.58	0.97
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Merom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date	8 September 2009 (15 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-750 and Core 2 Duo T5250 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	2500 MHz	667 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	296 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	774 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-750 and Core 2 Duo T5250 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-750 and Core 2 Duo T5250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-750 and Core 2 Duo T5250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-750 and Core 2 Duo T5250 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-750 and Core 2 Duo T5250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-750 and Core 2 Duo T5250.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-750 1.59
+354%

Core 2 Duo T5250 0.35

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-750 2532
+355%

Core 2 Duo T5250 556

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-750 421
+130%

Core 2 Duo T5250 183

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-750 1173
+277%

Core 2 Duo T5250 311

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-750 4320
+233%

Core 2 Duo T5250 1298

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-750 12.06
+383%

Core 2 Duo T5250 58.2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.59	0.35
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

i5-750 has a 354.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T5250, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-750 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5250 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-750 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T5250 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-750 and Core 2 Duo T5250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.